The CFPB’s Headquarters Shutdown Came Swiftly, Under a Veil of Secrecy
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Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, known as DOGE, used a take-no-prisoners approach in shuttering the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
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